DE1607155A1 - Transport container for live poultry - Google Patents

Description

Live poultry transport container The invention relates to a made of plastic castings existing transport or shipping containers for living Poultry, such as chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, etc.

It is known to use wooden containers for shipping live poultry to use. However, wooden boxes are heavy, bulky and only have one relatively short lifespan. In addition, such containers cannot be used economically clean and sterilize for reuse. Furthermore the conventional wooden containers are unstable when stacked, so that the live poultry to be transported may suffer injuries.

The live poultry transport container according to the invention is subject these disadvantages are not there. it has a solid, lightweight construction and is made of organic resin is molded so that it will last during its service life allowing completely satisfactory cleaning and thorough Sterilization aiif. easy and quick way after many use each time Times can be reused.

The transport container according to the invention is well ventilated and can readily stacked with inevitable alignment »with several other containers # and has good stability, so that injuries to the live poultry be minimized during shipping, more precisely, exists. the inventive transport container for live poultry made of complementary, upper and lower container parts, each of which is practically pan-like configuration with a bottom or a top and one of this or this substantially has vertically protruding side wall with an outwardly directed edge flange, with the bottom or top, side and edge flange each a one-piece Form a whole, and has the further characteristics that the edge flanges of the two Container parts are designed practically complementary that means for releasable connection of the two edge flanges with the upper edge flange resting on the lower edge flange it is provided that the side walls of both container parts each have a plurality of circumferentially have spaced vents that in the top of the upper Container part an access opening to the. Inside the transport container provided. is attached to the top by means of hinges and with the help of a locking device in their closed position lockable Cap is lockable.

Because each transport container consists of two complementary, each composed of pan-like configuration possessing parts, can in When the container is dismantled, several parts are nested inside one another; then again an upper and a lower container part without further be assembled to a finished transport container.

An essential feature of the invention is that the upper and the lower container part are substantially identical and that both container parts are permanently and economically trained and arranged.

Further features of the invention relate to. special construction and arrangement of the parts of the transport container according to the invention.

The following is the invention in terms of its training and operation along with other advantages and features in connection with a special embodiment explained in more detail with reference to the drawings. They show: FIG. 1 a partially broken away Supervision of a transport container according to the invention for live poultry or the like., i1ig. 2 shows a partially broken away side view of the transport container according to FIG. 1, Fig. 3 is a vertical partial section along the line 3-3 in Fig. 1 through the invention Transport container, on an enlarged scale, Fig. 4 is a vertical partial section along the line 4-4 in FIG. 1, also on an enlarged scale, FIG. 5 shows details of the construction the locking arrangement between the top of the upper container part and the associated flap of the transport container showing vertical Teilschntit lengthways the line 5-5 in Fig. 1, on an enlarged scale, Fig. 6 shows a construction detail the stacking arrangement provided at the bottom of a transport container showing vertical Partial section along the line 6-6 in FIG. 1, on an enlarged scale, and FIG. 7 a construction detail of the one provided in the upper part of the transport container vertical partial section along the line 7-7 in FIG. 1, showing the stacking arrangement, on a larger scale.

The transport container according to the invention shown in the drawings 10 is specially designed for shipping live poultry such as chickens, ducks, geese, Turkeys, etc., trained. He sits down. essentially of two complementary, upper and lower parts 21 and 41 together, each practically pan or Have trough-like configuration.

The upper container part 21 has a substantially rectangular shape and has a rectangular top 22, one around the periphery of the top 22 extending downwardly and outwardly directed edge wall 23 and one around the perimeter the top edge. wall 27 running around rectangular edge flange 24. the four corners of the upper edge wall 23 are at 25 and the four corners of the edge flange 24 are rounded at 26. The top 22 has a plate-like shape and has a number of longitudinal ribs distributed at intervals in the transverse direction or depressions 27 as well as a number of transverse, distributed at longitudinal distances Ribs or depressions 28, the ribs 27 and 28 intersecting and Form a grid-like or waffle-like pattern on the upper side 22. The upper edge wall 23 also has a plate-like shape and has a number of perpendicular, rectangular openings 29 spaced around the wall and a number of perpendicularly running, also divided into paragraphs Ribs or Nkrtiefungen 30, with openings 29 and in the pen 30 to each other around the upper Alternate edge wall 23 around.

As best seen in Figs. 3 and 4, the above can be Ends of the ribs 30 provided in the end faces of the upper edge wall 23 into the Outer ends of the longitudinal ribs 27 of the top 22 and the upper ends of the in the side surfaces of the upper edge wall 23 formed ribs 30 in the outer ends of the in the top 22 provided transverse ribs 28 pass. In the illustrated embodiment of the Invention, the ribs 27 and 28 formed in the top 22 protrude downwards and the tilts 30 provided in the upper edge wall 23 protrude inwards, so that the ribs 27, 28 and 30 from the outside of the upper container part 21 a grooved or have a trough-like appearance. The upper edge flange 24 has, as on is best shown in Figs. 2 and nj, trough-shaped opening downwards Cross-section with spaced internal and external flanges 31 or 32.

The lower container part 41 has basically the same construction like the one above. upper container part 21 described, i.e. it has a rectangular shape Floor 42, an upward and outward one, around the perimeter of the floor 42 extending rectangular edge wall 43 and one the circumference of the lower edge wall 43 surrounding, protruding outward rectangular edge flange 44 on. The four corners of the lower edge wall 43 are. at 45 and the four. Corners of the Edge flange 44 are rounded at 46. The bottom 42 has a plate-like shape and has a number of longitudinal, transverse spacings (not shown) mutually distributed ribs or corrugations as well as a number of transverse, ribs or corrugations 48 distributed at longitudinal distances from one another, both Overlap each other and create a grid-like or waffle-like appearance the surface of the bottom 42 set. The lower edge wall 43 has plate-like Shape and is provided with a number of perpendicular, practically rectangular, openings 49 distributed around the wall at intervals as well as a number of perpendicular, ribs spaced around the wall baw. Corrugations 50 eren, whereby Openings 49 and ribs 50 alternate around the upper edge wall 43. As As best shown in Fig. 2, the lower form the in the end faces the lower edge wall 43 provided Ri-.ipen 50 in those formed in the bottom 42 Longitudinal ribs over, while the lower ends of the in the oeitenflächen the lower Edge wall 43 provided ribs 50 in the outer ends of the transverse ribs 48 of the floor 42 can override. In the arrangement shown, those not shown protrude. Longitudinal ribs and the transverse ribs 48 in the bottom 42 upwards and stand in the lower Edge wall 43 formed ribs 50 inwardly, so that the not shown Longitudinal ribs as well as the ribs 48 and 50 from the outside of the lower Ehal-tteils 41 seen groove-like or trough-like appearance. The lower Kandflansch 44 has an upwardly opening trough-shaped cross-section and has how arn best from the ig. 2 and 3 nervorcekt, internally spaced apart and outer flanges 51 and 52.

The upper edge flange 24 also has several in the inner flange 31 trained, downward-facing, uni distributed around its circumference at intervals Approaches 61 on, while the lower margin. flange 44 with a variety of in his Inner flange 51 formed, protruding upwards and around its circumference Distances distributed approaches 62 is provided, as can be seen from FIGS is. Upper and lower edge flange 24 and 44 are adapted to each other so that the upper container part 21 carried by lower container part 41 in the assembled position can be when the upper edge flange 24 is placed on the lower edge flange 44 will. In this assemble the upper approaches 61 on the lower approaches 62 put on. To ensure proper alignment of the upper hand flange 24 on the lower edge flange 44 is the top of each lower lug 62 as well understand with a counterbore which, according to FIG. 4, the lower end of the associated upper approach 61 receives. To maintain the assembled position of the container parts 21 and 41 can be several Screws 63 can be removed from each other aligned holes are used, which the upper and lower edge flange 24 and 44 and the upper and lower lugs 61 and 62 enforce. Every screw 63 is held in place by an assigned nut 64. Of course allows the removal of the screws 63 to separate the container parts 21 and 41 from each other and thus a dismantling of the freight container # 10 from a yet to be explained Reason.

In the case of the freight container 10, the in d. he top 22 provided Ribs 27 and 28 of this area heated considerably stiffly, while those not shown Longitudinal ribs and ribs 48 substantially stiffen the floor 42. The upper edge wall 23 is also stiffened by the ribs 30 formed in it, while the same at d.er edge wall 43 is reached by its ribs 50. The edge flanges 24 and 44 already have considerable rigidity due to their cross-sectional shape. the Nesting of the edge flanges 24 and 44 makes the container 10 rigid, with the Edge flanges a conveniently graspable handle to facilitate easy How to handle the. Freight container 10 and its contents best 1 and 3, there is an access opening 70 in the top 22 formed by a surrounding arrangement 71 with a downwardly directed, around the edge or edge running around the access opening

Lip 72 is framed-. Aii opposite sides of the assembly 71 two grooves 73 are also formed, while at one end of the assembly 71 two further grooves 74 are provided. These grooves 73 are from the outside the top 22 ner seen, upwardly open The top 22 carries a one Access-enabling flap 80 consisting essentially of a transverse mounting strip 81, a main body 82 and a mounting strip 81 with the adjacent edge of the flap body 82 connecting hinge member 83. The add-on strip 81 is on the opposite side of the arrangement from the side having the grooves 74 71 removable from the arrangement by means of a plurality of screws 84 provided with nuts 85 71 attached. The flap body 82 is thus due to the purpose of enabling a Slightly bending resilient hinge member 83 relative to the access opening 7Q pivotable between an open and closed position. In addition, the Flap body 82 on its lower side edges two not shown, downward facing lips, which each cooperate with one of the two grooves 73, while two downwardly protruding lips 86 are provided on one lower end edge, each cooperating with one of the two grooves 74. The flap 8Q is with a Understand locking assembly consisting of one on the hinge member 89 opposite end formed flexible tongue 87, which in an associated slot 75 Can be plugged into the adjacent side of the arrangement 71. To the valve body 82 to give the desired rigidity, it is equipped with several longitudinal, Ribs or depressions 88 distributed at transverse distances from one another and with several transverse ribs or corrugations distributed at longitudinal distances from one another 89 provided, the ribs 88 and 89 intersecting and the outside of the Flap body 82 give a grid-like or waffle-like appearance. In the closed position of the A flap body 82, the ribs 88 and 89 protrude downwards so that the outer surface the top 22 and the surface of the flap body 82 in the Schleißstlelung the same are practically in one plane and the entire surface of the upper container parts 21 is practically flat. The bottom of the lower container part 41 is also practical flat and runs practically parallel to the surface of the upper part 21 of the pan.

To ensure adequate ventilation of the cargo container 10 is the top 22 with a series of openings 91, the bottom 42 with a large number of openings 92 and the flap body 82 is provided with a plurality of openings 93. These Openings 91, 92 and 93 complement those in the upper and lower edge walls 23 and 43 provided openings 29 and 49, The assembled transport container 10 can easily be stacked with several other similar containers. be put together, which is made possible by stacking devices provided on the container will. To this end, as best seen from the ig. 1, 2 and 7 can be seen, on the upper side 22 four upwardly protruding, each arranged at a corner Projections 101 provided, while the bottom 42 according to Sig. 1, 6 and 7 with four upward into it #inprojecting depressions 102 is provided. Projections 101 and Depressions 102 are arranged in a complementary rectangle pattern, so that at Placing a 1 'storage container 10 on top of another of the four depressions 102 of the upper container receive the four projections 101 on the lower cargo container 10 and thereby effectively preventing the two stacked containers from one another, see above that an unwanted lateral sliding of the upper cargo container 10 from lower is prevented.

When the container parts 21 and. 41 are disassembled, can be any Number of such container parts 21 and 41 can easily be nested one inside the other, by simply inverting the upper container parts 21 and then the complementary, basket-shaped parts 21 and 41 are placed one inside the other. This arrangement is very advantageous for the compact storage and the space-saving transport of the container parts 21 and 41, when they are dismantled. Of course can the paired associated container telephones 21 and 41 as required without further assembled and disassembled, for which only a screwdriver can be used or * removal of the screws 63 is required.

In the arrangement shown, there is the upper container part 21 from a one-piece molded part made of organic plastic, all of its parts are made of the same material with him. The lower container part 41 is made also from a one-piece casting made of organic plastic, on which all parts are cast in the same material. The flap assembly 80 is also a one-piece casting made of organic plastic, on which all parts are made of the same material are cast on. Parts 21, 41 and 80 are preferably injection molded Made from linear, high density polyethylene.

Linear, high density polyethylene differs in both ways its structure as well as its physical properties of branched low density Polyethylene.

The former can also use Bricker's "low-pressure" polymerisation process and is characterized by a specific weight in the area from 0.941 - 0.965.

Products with a lower specific gravity of about 0.926 - 0.940 are called "medium density" polyethylene, while. salche with still lower specific gravity in the range of 0.910 - 0.925 than 'low density' Polyethylene. Linear, high density polyethylene possesses physical Properties that make it ideal as a plastic for casting -the invention Make cargo container 10 suitable. More precisely, this material represents an excellent one Injection molding material has low mold shrinkage of around 2 - 5% and high tensile strength from 218 - 387 kg / cm2, high compressive strength of around 169 kg / cm2, high impact strength from about 0.207 - 1.656 mkg per inch notch length when using a 12.7 x 12.7 mm (1/2 x 1/2 inch) notched bar in the "Izod" test, a considerable hardness of D60 - D70 on the Shore-Rockwell scale, a high heat resistance of about 121 overheating, a high deformation temperature of around 60 - 82 ° C at 4.64 kg / cm2, very low Water absorbency of less than 0.01% per 24 hours with about 3.2 mm thicker Sample very low burning capacity and extremely high resistance to Has solar radiation and is very resistant to weak and. strengthen Alkalis is weak and strong acids as well as organic solvents.

After each use, the cargo container can either be assembled or easily disassembled cleaned quickly and easily and be washed. However, it is usually more advantageous to use the container parts 21 and 41 to be taken apart, as this requires a more thorough cleaning and. Disinfect is possible. In addition, the container parts are usually nested in one another Condition sent back to the poultry farm from the market, whereby it is advantageous that the Wash and disinfect container parts before stacking them together for return transport.

Claims (12)

P a t e n t a n s n r ü c h e 1. Transport container for live poultry, characterized in that it consists of two complementary, upper and lower container parts Made from organic synthetic resin, each of which is practically pan-like configuration with a bottom or a top and one of aiesem or this essentially has vertically protruding side vaults with an outwardly directed edge flange, with the bottom or top, side wall and Ranflansch each a one-piece Sanzes form that the edge flanges of the two container parts are practically complementary are designed that means for releasably connecting the two edge flanges on the lower Ransflansch resting upper edge flange are provided that the side walls of both container parts each have several circumferentially aii? distances have distributed ventilation openings that in the top of the upper container part an access opening to the interior of the transport container is provided through one attached to the top by means of hinges and with the aid of a locking device Lockable flap in its closed position can be closed. 2. Transport container according to claim 1, characterized in that the two edge flanges opening upwards and downwards, practically trough-shaped, Stiffness-imparting cross-sections have -ind in attached to each other to stand a solid, steep tubular shape running around the transport container Form edge flange. 3. Freight container according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that that the bottom of the lower part of the container is spaced several times from one another, upwardly directed depressions and the top of the upper container part several Having spaced apart upwardly directed projections, wherein Depressions and projections are arranged in a complementary geometric pattern, so that two freight containers can be put together in a stacking arrangement p wherein the protrusions formed on the top of the lower cargo container protrude into the recesses provided in the bottom of the upper cargo container and an unwanted sideways slipping of the upper Fravhtbehälters out of his Prevent stacking on the lower fracking container. 4. Transport container according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that that the side walls of the two 3-holding parts alternate with those in them provided ventilation openings several circumferentially distributed vertically at intervals Have ribs which give the side walls considerable rigidity. 5. Transport container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized characterized in that the bottom and the top of the two container parts, respectively has a latticework of intersecting hips which make him or her considerable Give stiffness. 6. Transport container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized characterized in that on the one hand the bottom of the lower ren container part and the top of the upper part of the container and, on the other hand, the side walls of the two container parts are each practically complementary, so that several upper and. lower container parts nested without mutual interference to form a crowded stack when the container parts are disassembled. 7. Transport container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized characterized in that both container parts each have a practically rectangular shape, 8. Transport container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that that both container parts are cast from hothichtem polyethylene. 9. Transport container according to claim 1, characterized in that the Locking device one from a marginal edge worn on the flap flexible tongue and one with this cooperating, next to the relevant flap edge has a slot formed in the top of the upper container, the tongue can be easily inserted into the slot to close the flap in its closed position keep that the flap has a plate shape and that the flap and tongue are made of organic material Made of synthetic resin and cast in one piece, 10. Transport container according to claim 1, characterized in that a mounting strip and one edge of the flap Flexible hinge link connecting to the extension bar, as well as means for removable Attachment of the mounting strip to the top of the upper container next to the one Rano edge of the flap are provided and that the flap arrangement is made of organic material is made of synthetic resin, with the flap, mounting strip and hinge element cast in one piece are 11. Transport container according to one of claims 1, 9 or 10, characterized in that that the flap has a plate-like configuration and is made of organic synthetic resin consists. 12. Transport container according to one of claims 1 or 9 and 10 or 11, characterized in that the flap is a gate of overlapping Ribs which give it considerable rigidity.